Dataset
To study water use and the characteristics of the Yangtze river basin.
The Yangtze River is the longest river in China, running for over 4,000 miles (6,300 km) through 19 provinces in Southern China.
This dataset comprises baseline water stress(low, medium, extremely high, high, medium to low, medium to high), interannually variability, seasonal variability, flood occurrence, drought severity, upstream storage, return flow ratio, dissolved oxygen, chemical oxygen demand, upstream protected land, access to Water, threatened amphibians, total withdrawal, available blue water and total blue water.
The data selection and validation process for the Yangtze River Basin Study involves three steps: (1) a literature review, (2) identification of data sources in the public domain, and (3) the compilation and expert review of selected data sources.